Local wrap: Jabat leads WCU men at PSAC Championships

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Jay Jabat won a jump off with Shippensburg’s Jalen Ramsey to claim West Chester’s only individual PSAC championship on the final day of the 2013 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships inside the Mike S. Zifrovski Dome Sunday. The Golden Rams placed seventh overall.

Jabat and Ramsey each cleared 6 feet, 8.75 inches to tie for first place during the regular competition. The bar was lowered three rungs for the first round of jumps, and both Jabat and Ramsey cleared. The bar was then raised back up, and both athletes missed. When the bar was lowered once more, Jabat cleared the height, while Ramsey missed on his jump, giving Jabat his first conference title. Jabat hit an NCAA provisional with his clearance. It was also the fourth-best jump in school history. Teammate Joey DeCecco tied for eighth in the high jump as well (6-2.75).

Nick Drozd finished fourth in the 800m in a time of 1 minute, 55.28 seconds, the seventh-fastest time in school history. LeQuan Chapman, who had placed second in the long jump finals on Saturday, added a fourth-place showing in the triple jump Sunday with a leap of 45-11.75.

Mark van Teyens finished fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.51 seconds. Teammate Ryan Karli placed eighth with a time of 8.55. Van Teyens’ time ranked third all-time at WCU.

Finally, Collin Mascola placed sixth in the heptathlon with 4,265 points, which set a new school record.

West Chester improved one place from Saturday to finish seventh with 39.5 points. Shippensburg took home the title, sweeping both the men’s and women’s competition at the 2013 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, with 197.5 points. East Stroudsburg was runner-up with 119.5 points. Slippery Rock placed third with 111 points, and Lock Haven was fourth with 65. Kutztown finished fifth with 63 points and Indiana (Pa.) was sixth with 44. Bloomsburg was right behind West Chester with 32.5 points while California (Pa.) was ninth with 26 points and Mansfield 10th with four points.

Women’s Indoor TrackPSAC Championships:Kayla Owens, Nicole Smith and Randi Boothe all posted runner-up performances on the final day of competition inside the Mike S. Zifrovski Dome Sunday, lifting West Chester into eighth place in the team standings.

Owens put the shot 43 feet, 11.25 inches to finish second overall in that event. She missed an NCAA provisional distance by one centimeter, but her effort was good for second best in school history. Owens, who placed fourth in the shot put at last year’s indoor conference championships, improved her distance and her placing on the final day.

Smith hit an NCAA provisional time while placing second in the 800m in a time of 2:15.48. Meanwhile, Boothe set a new school record during her runner-up showing in the 60m dash. Her time of 7.77 seconds is the fastest in school history and was also an NCAA provisional time.

Boothe also earned points for the Golden Rams in the 200m, finishing fifth in a time of 25.74 seconds.

Other placewinners from West Chester included Ebony Grasty, who finished seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 36-3, while Devan Kerecman tied for eighth in the pole vault, clearing 10-8.75, the fourth-best clearance in school history.

The Golden Rams entered Sunday in last place in the team standings, but turned in an excellent performance all around on the final day to climb four spots into eighth with 35.25 points, which equals last year’s showing.

Shippensburg, who sat in fourth place after Day One, moved up four spots to successfully defend its PSAC Indoor Track & Field team title. The Raiders posted 125.25 points, outdoing host Edinboro’s 93 points. Kutztown was third with 91.75 points, and East Stroudsburg was fourth with 83. Slippery Rock placed fifth with 75.25 points, Indiana (Pa.) was sixth (44) and Bloomsburg seventh (43). West Chester outdid Lock Haven (32), Millersville (27), Mansfield (20), California (Pa.) (17.5) and Clarion (14).

Girls Ice HockeyUnionville 7, Lower Merion 0: Lillian Henjes produced two goals and an assist and Jordan Hagerty added two goals of her own as the Indians picked up the ICSHL victory on Sunday afternoon.

Lyndsey Wenzel, Izzy McDonough, and Rashelle Terry also scored for Unionville, which outshot the Aces 26-4. Lillian Jones stopped all four shots she faced to record the shutout in net, while Catherine Ward and Emily Anderson dished out two assists.